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What is the most damaging consequence of DDoS attacks to businesses?

LONDON, UK: Losing the trust and confidence of your customers, according to nearly half of IT security professionals participating in Corero Network Security’s (LSE: CNS) second annual DDoS Impact Survey, which was released today by the company. The industry study polled technology decision makers, network operators and security experts attending the recent 2016 RSA Conference about key DDoS issues and trends that Internet service providers and businesses face in 2016.

: Saul OKeeffe; Case Studies; Posted On Thursday, 24 March 2016 09:52

Data reveals why most companies are easy prey for cyber attackers

LONDON, UK: Varonis Systems, Inc has revealed the results of a year of anonymous data collected during risk assessments conducted for potential customers on a limited subset of their file systems. The 2015 results show a staggering level of exposure in corporate file systems, including an average of 9.9 million files per assessment that were accessible by every employee in the company.

: LARA LACKIE; Case Studies; Posted On Thursday, 24 March 2016 09:45

Google publishes list of Certificate Authorities it doesn't trust

Following the news that Google has published a list of certificate authorities that it doesn’t trust, Brian Spector, CEO at MIRACL, reacts: “The fact that Google needs to keep a log of all the dodgy certificates out there shows just how prevalent this problem really is. As we have seen time and time again, any determined and well funded attacker can keep trying the myriad of commercial certificate authorities until one with lax controls issues a legitimate code signing certificate.

: SECURITY EXPERT; Talking Point; Posted On Thursday, 24 March 2016 09:40

Cobalt shortlisted in the 2016 CIR Awards

Cobalt has been shortlisted for three award categories in the 2016 CIR awards. Cobalt’s Business Continuity Manager platform has been shortlisted for Business Continuity Management Planning Software of the Year, and represents the next step in sustainable, efficient and user-friendly Business Continuity Planning and Crisis Management. It is an excellent example of the company’s mission to understand global requirements and respond with innovative, user-centric technology, as is Cobalt’s submission for the Most Innovative Solution, its IT Disaster Recovery solution, a super-dynamic interactive platform that helps an organisation to minimise the effects of downtime. The third award Cobalt is in the running for is Specialist Company of the Year.